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To Flash or to Open Web
Nowadays, building [rich] Web applications can be quite challenging, as the proliferation of Web technologies has become overwhelming and confusing. The real challenge is that many interesting new Web technologies are being promoted by various groups, and it can be quite difficult for a developer or architect to filter the practical [...]
My Drama Failure
Note: This blog talks about drama, but does not intend to create any. It is just a reflection on why my previous drama article (the only one) did not work as expected. Ok—so, as you can see in the previous article, the experiment did not work. It barely topped my top content-oriented [...]
How I got Censored from Techcrunch: L’Arroseur Arrosé
Disclosure: This article has some drama, which I usually try to avoid on this blog. However, I think this drama leads to good content and an interesting experiment. The Drama: L’Arroseur Arrosé Popular tech bloggers tend to have an inner capability to manufacture drama, and that is exactly what Michael Arrington did [again] [...]
Myths about JavaFX, Android, and J2ME
At JavaOne, Larry Ellison has made some very encouraging statements about Oracle’s commitments to Java, JavaFX, and the mobile developer market. It is certainly good news that Oracle (i.e., Larry) sees the significance of the Java platform in its integrality. However, there are many misunderstandings about the relationship between Java, JavaFX, [...]
An Entrepreneur Three Core Values
So, here we go again; I am starting my second venture. The first one, Sportner, did not work as expected and, thanks to some discipline, I managed to fail fast. Learning from this great experience, I am co-starting a new one, www.intellijuris.com. I will talk more about what IntelliJuris actually [...]
Oracle on Sun Java, MySQL, OpenOffice, and Linux
If you are lucky, and curious enough, Oracle can be the best place to learn the enterprise software market. I have worked at Oracle for about seven years and, in my entire career, it is where I have learned the most about enterprise software. When Oracle announced it was buying Sun, [...]
Compiled Web vs. Interpreted Web
Software technologists tend to learn by oscillating. We never arrive directly at the right solution; we just come closer to it by going back and forth. We always think (or like to think) that our current solution is correct; only to realize, some years later, that we overshot and need to [...]
Are You a Seesmic or Balsamiq Entrepreneur?
In the software industry, and probably in other industries as well, there are two types of startups: the scale-first type and the monetize-first type (sometimes called lifestyle business). Any organization needs to eventually do both, but in the beginning, a startup needs to decide to focus on scale or monetization. [...]
Enterprise Web vs Consumer Web [2.0]: Top Six Differences
For quick scan, follow the bold words. Although there is evidence that the two styles will converge in the future, enterprise and consumer Web architecture and technology are quite different today. If one talks to an enterprise application architect, he or she will probably say that while consumer Web applications are cute, [...]
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Enterprise Web vs Consumer Web [2.0]: Top Six Differences
...Consumer Web is all about scaling the number of users... enterprises usually have a relatively fixed number of users (which can unfortunately shrink from time to time), but they have ever growing business application needs.
Job alert: SAP, COBOL, PowerBuilder??
Was anybody else not surprised by the recent Foote Partners finding that the ongoing demand for workers skilled in SAP technologies grew dramatically stronger in recent months? In an economy governed by the principles of supply and demand, we can expect to see heightened interest and opportunities in what is viewed as more traditional application knowledge such as SAP, Oracle and PowerBuilder along with--dare I predict it--COBOL is afraid to tell you.
Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell you.
However, if you’re an IT manager or CIO, you may want to gather the troops before you begin the modernization process as even the best laid plans can go awry. Following are the top five issues that your IT staff wants you to know before you begin…but is afraid to tell you.
Open Source AJAX Gains Enterprise Momentum With dojo.E Contribution From Nexaweb.
"As AJAX adoption grows and the industry further embraces open source, we will continue to see tremendous leaps in innovation and architecture as a result of a community oriented approach to software development," said Jeremy Chone, chief technology officer, Nexaweb. "We will continue to contribute to the Dojo Foundation with enterprise-style widgets, tooling and additional XML constructs that will simplify the development and maintenance of dynamic enterprise Web applications."
Enterprise RIA needs to focus on business, best practices.
RIA emerged as a consumer-focused "emotional" technology with applications such as YouTube, but as it moves into the enterprise space it need to focus on business functionality and fit into existing SOA infrastructures, says Jeremy Chone, the new CTO of Nexaweb Technologies Inc. In the second part of this interview, he talks about the differences between RIA for consumer applications and enterprise RIA which needs to conform to SOA best practices.
Exclusive Q-A with Jeremy Chone, CTO of Nexaweb: The RIA Era: Convergence of Web, Mobile and Desktop Applications is the Next Phase
"While the last decade was focused on the Web, the next phase in the evolution of our industry will be on the convergence of Web, mobile and desktop applications and the ability to extend existing applications with these new technologies for a consistent user experience regardless of how and where the information is viewed," says newly appointed Nexaweb CTO .
RIA needs to build on, not replace SOA
The software industry needs to stop marketing one three-letter acronym such as RIA as a replacement for the previous three-letter acronym SOA, says Jeremy Chone, the new CTO of Nexaweb Technologies Inc.
Web 2.0 and Enterprise Application Expert Joins Nexaweb As CTO
Company Strengthens Executive Team with Appointment of Jeremy Chone to Chief Technology Officer.